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Catalogue description Admiralty: Captains' Logs
| Reference: | ADM 51 |
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| Title: | Admiralty: Captains' Logs |
| Description: |
These logs were maintained by the captain of each ship in commission, and kept in manuscript form on a continuous daily basis. They cover details of the employment and position of the ship and ship's company, details of weather encountered, and provide a full picture of the daily routine of a naval vessel under sail. Some occasionally provide a list of the crew. Also includes a small number of lieutenants' logs. PLEASE NOTE: selections of digitised log books for key periods and shipping lanes are available on the external UK Colonial Registers and Royal Navy Logbooks (CORRAL) project dataset site. |
| Date: | 1669-1853 |
| Arrangement: |
The series is arranged alphabetically, and in chronological order under each ship. |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Physical description: | 4563 volume(s) |
| Access conditions: | Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated |
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